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Certified Property Manager

The CPM® designation is awarded by the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT (IREM®) of the National Association of REALTORS® to professional real estate managers who have distinguished themselves in the areas of experience, education, and ethical conduct.

The CPM® designation must be earned and is awarded only after rigid standards have been met. Holders of the CPM® designation can best be classed as "versatile specialists." They are trained to professionally handle the full range of management tasks from completing a feasibility study to supervising a property change of use. Their skills encompass the asset management, administrative, legal, social, economic, and physical areas essential to professional performance. CPM® members are practiced in the art of combining day-to-day property management with the broader asset management consideration to achieve your property's financial goals.

CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGERS® must abide by a Code of Professional Ethics which is enforced by IREM®. A CPM® member's commitment to this code requires use of the utmost care in managing your property and handling funds. The CPM® is the only real estate management designation to protect your investment with rigid enforcement of this code. Those violating the ethical code are subject to revocation of their designation.

When a CPM® manages your property, you get someone who is up-to-date on the latest trends in real estate. CPM® members keep on top of the industry in several ways. For example, every CPM® member must complete numerous hours of education to earn the designation, and then must meet a continuing education requirement to maintain the CPM® designation.

When you hire a CPM®, you are hiring management expertise and experience. Experience is one of the defining qualifications of a CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER®. Put your investment in the hands of a qualified professional. There is no better manager for your real estate investment than someone who has the training and expertise of a CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER®.

Investing in commercial real estate can be one of the most challenging business decisions made by a company, institutional investor, partnership or individual.

Since 1969, Certified Commercial Investment Members have been recognized as experts in all phases of the real estate investment process. Graduates of the most challenging education program in the industry, CCIM's bring an exceptional level of real-world experience, market knowledge and negotiation skills to each client assignment.

An estimated 4 percent of commercial professionals hold the elite CCIM designation, which is conferred by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.

CCIM's apply their expertise to transactions and consulting assignments involving every commercial property type: office buildings, industrial properties, retail space, multi-family dwellings, hotels and motels, senior living facilities, special purpose real estate and land.

 A Certified Commercial Investment Member provides the assurance that every decision will be made in the best interests of the clients long-term investment objective. Industry experience. Unparalleled education. Today's technology. A network of support. These factors set CCIM's apart.

More than ever before, investors and owners must use great care in selecting professional management teams for their properties. The ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION® designation is the mark of distinction among real estate management firms.

Conferred by the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT (IREM®), the ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION® designation is only bestowed upon property management firms who have demonstrated the highest standards in management expertise, professional competence, financial responsibility, integrity and ethics through compliance with the strict standards of the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT®.

ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS® must meet minimum experience requirements, pass independent financial review, and maintain minimum insurance coverage as dictated by the INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT®. Additionally, these requirements must be re-certified every three years.

As an ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION®, Friedman Real Estate Group meets or exceeds these requirements. Only the best of the best in the country earn this prestigious designation.

The  ABR ® designation of the Real Estate Buyers Council, is a benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS, to real estate practitioners who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.

The RECS designation lets clients and colleagues know of your proficiency in serving the public with recognized skills for utilizing CyberSpace marketing programs and for effectively adopting special technology and networking systems.

The National Association of Realtors ® (NAR) has developed a comprehensive cultural diversity outreach program that will help real estate companies diversify their workplaces and improve the National Association's relevance to minority real estate professionals. At the same time, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in conjunction with President Clinton's "Initiative on Race", is sponsoring efforts to implement the concept of One America as descried by the President.  NAR and HUD undertook the joint effort to certify real estate professionals who are trained in cultural diversity and outreach and have made a commitment to a set of diversity principles.  The training, built on the letter and spirit of the Fair Housing Act, provides participants with tools to build diversity outreach into their business plans and help open up markets to minorities and others who historically have had limited housing choices.